This is a very
elegant lacy shell scarf which is very very easy to make. Easy enough
for a beginner. After row 4 you won't even need the instructions which I love. You repeat row 3 for the pattern.

The only stitch you
are doing is a Half Triple Crochet (HTR). You do
a Half Triple Crochet Shell and a Single Half Triple Crochet . As you go throughout the pattern all
you do is build a Shell stitch in the Shell from the previous row and do a Single HTR on top
of the other single HTR's from the previous row.
IF you need a photo tutorial it can be found after downloading the PDF. Written pat is below.

Yards of Yarn:474 feet -158 yards (for every extra row add 9 feet)

Hook Size: K

Finished Size: 6 inches wide x 51 inches long

Yarn: Caron 1 pound, Sky Blue

Gauge: 3.67 sts per inch / 1 row per inch

Rows: 51

STITCHES:

HTR
(Half Triple Crochet)

Wrap
yarn around hook 2 times , then insert hook into the indicated stitch, YO and pull
through, YO pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through all 3 remaining
loops.

HTR
Shell= [2 Htr, chain 2, 2 Htr]
all in same stitch

ABBREVIATIONS
:

*
= Repeat
instructions between the astericks

TCH =The Turning
ChainYO = Yarn Over

WRITTEN PATTERN

Chain:22, add or subtract in multiples of 6

(ch4 counts as 1st Htr here and throughout)

Row
1: Do 1 Htr in 5th
chain from the hook, do 1 Htr in each stitch across the row. (you
made 18 Htr's -19 total)

Row
2: Ch
4, turn. Do 1 Shell in the 4th
st (include the ch4 as the first), Skip 2 sts, *Do
1Htr in the next st, skip 2 sts, 1 Shell in the next stitch, skip 2
sts* repeat from * to * end w/ 1Htr in the TCH* (3 Shells and 4
Single Htr's made)

Row
3: Chain 4, *Do 1
Shell in the center of the Shell from the previous row, then do 1htr
in the top of the previous rows single
HTR*

Repeat
the instructions between * and you will do the final “1Htr” in
the turning chain.

(including
the beginning ch4, you made 3 Shells and 4 Single Htr's.)

Very Last Row: Do 1HTC in the top of each stitch AND in the center of each Shell. That was left out of the video.

Repeat
row 3 until you reach the desired length. Cut yarn and weave in all
ends.

Wrap yarn around hook 1 time, then insert hook into stitch, YO and pull through, YO pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through 2 loops.

Shell= [2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc] all in same stitch

ABBREVIATIONS :

* = Repeat instructions between the astericks

TCH = Turning Chain

Pattern:

Row
1: do 1 DC in the 4th chain from the hook and do 1Dc in
each stitch across the row (there's 19DC's total)

Row
2: ch3,
turn. The beginning ch3 is the 1st
DC now skip the NEXT 2 stitches after that, and in the forth stitch
from the hook Do
*1 Shell in the next chain, Skip next 2 stitches, 1Dc in the next
stitch, Skip next 2 stitches* Repeat
from * to * 1 more time. Then, Do 1 Shell in the next stitch. Skip 2
sts, do 1DC in the next stitch..which is the turning chain (You
made 3 Shells and 4 single DC's, including the beg ch3)

Row
3:
ch3, turn. *Do
1 Shell in the center of the Shell from previous row, 1 DC in the
single DC from previous row* repeat from * to * 1 more time then,
Do
1 Shell in the center of the Shell from previous row , 1 DC in the
turning chain (If
you're not sure where the turning chain is...just skip the next 2
dc's because they are part of the shell from the previous row. The
next stitch is the turning chain.

Last Row: Do 1DC in the top of each stitch AND in the center of each shell, ending in the TCH. Cut yarn and your finish!!

Repeat row 3 for
as long as you need to.IF you have any questions at all, please let me know. You can leave a comment on this post (see below, right after this post) or you can leave a comment on either of my videos.The links are here:

In regards to finishing with the same # of HDC stitches.....as long as you can complete the row in pattern the number of sts isn't important. There are times when I'm not paying attention to what i'm doing and I will do 1 stitch less in the "shell" sts. But it's fine, as long as you can complete the [*1 Shell and 1HDC] pattern your fine. If you have any other questions you can email me heatherg23@aol.com

Thank you for this lovely pattern . I see though you have a different number of beginning stitches. The pattern I have is for a starting chain of 26. do I still go into the 4th ch for beginning shell ?

Hi,An external website linked to an old PDF when they should have linked to the blog post. That way if there are changes you can get an updated one. I've asked them to change that. The beginning chain is 22. Add or subtract in multiple of 6 to increase or decrease. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks!

It seems to be working. Just go to http://www.mediafire.com/download/nbwbzn4cy9wbp98/Lacy+Shell+Scarf+Crochet%282%29.pdf You can choose "View" or "Download".Let me know if you are still having trouble downloading it.Heather